Chinese Vocabulary: Sports in Chinese

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Vocabulary List

English Chinese Pronunciation
Athletics
田径
Tianjing
Baseball
棒球
Bangqiu
Basketball
篮球
Lanqiu
Boxing
拳击
Quanji
Cricket
板球
Banqiu
Football
足球
Zuqiu
Golf
高尔夫
Gao'erfu
Ice hockey
冰球
Bingqiu
Martial arts
武术
Wushu
Rugby
橄榄球
Ganlanqiu
Skiing
滑雪
huáxuě
Swimming
游泳
yóuyǒng
Tennis
网球
wǎngqiú
Volleyball
排球
páiqiú
Wrestling
摔跤
shuāijiāo

Wizard’s Wisdom: Team Spirit in Chinese

In Chinese, when talking about team sports, the word for ‘team’ is 队 (duì). So when mentioning a specific team in a sport, you would use the word for the sport followed by 队 (duì). For example, ‘basketball team’ would be 篮球队 (lánqiú duì).

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